About IYF
Team & Board
Meet our global staff of passionate and experienced youth development professionals. With diverse backgrounds and talents, we’re all dedicated to transforming lives, together.
Our Board
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Jorge Barragan
Chief Program Officer -
Christina Sass
President & CEO -
Joseph M. Matalon, Chairman
Chairman of ICD Group Limited -
Umran Beba, Vice Chair; Governance Comm. Chair
Partner, August Leadership -
Jason Watters
Chief Operating Officer -
Katie Beirne Fallon, Vice Chair
EVP, Communications, Public Affairs and Policy, Fidelity Investments -
Didier Acouetey
President and Founder, AfricSearch Group -
Douglas L. Becker, Chair Emeritus
Founder & Chairman of Cintana Education; Founder of Laureate Education, Inc. -
Emmanuel Jimenez, Program Committee Chair
Director General, Independent Evaluation Department, Asian Development Bank -
Donzel A. Leggett, NACD.DC, Investment & Audit Committee Chair
Principal, Destiny Development Delta, LLC -
Alejandro Maza
Founder and CEO, OPI Analytics -
Germán Santillán
Founder and CEO, Oaxacanita Chocolate -
Constance Elizabeth Swaniker
Founder & President, Design and Technology Institute (DTI). Founder & Director, Accents & Art Ltd (A&A). -
Steven Tom
Senior Vice President, Chief Customer Officer, Adtalem Global Education -
Susan Yashar
Retired Deloitte Global Deputy CEO and General Counsel -
Andrea Gonzalez-Negron
Founder, Salto Peru -
Leonard Hill
United States Consul General (Retired) -
Aakash Sethi
Founder & CEO, Quest Alliance
Our Team
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Miguel Primo Armendariz
Country Director, MEXICO -
Arpine Baghdasarian
Director of Communications and Marketing -
Ivelina Benitez
Director, US Workforce Development -
Jesús Bocanegra
Program Director, MEXICO -
Mary Burmeister
Director for Corporate and Foundation Partnerships -
Pia Saunders Campbell
Head of International Growth & Policy -
Eric Couper
Digital Development Director -
Diego Gallon
Director, Compliance & Operations -
Karen González
Global Director, Human Resorces -
Juan Carlos Hernandez
Country Director, COLOMBIA -
Lucía Hernández
Director of Data and Performance -
Katia Moreno
Program Director, MEXICO -
Alberto Peniche
Regional Director, Latin America & the Caribbean -
Jania Argüelles
Senior Communications Manager, Latin America & the Caribbean -
Judith Hermosillo
Senior Program Manager -
Rhonda Greenway
Senior Technical Advisor -
Saheli Khastagir
Senior Technical Writer -
Angela Sabogal
Senior Program Manager -
Mish Batbayar
Manager of Corporate and Foundation Partnerships -
Edmari Del Valle
Program Manager, US Workforce Development -
Giovany Delgado
Manager, Business Development -
María Esquivelzeta
Program Manager -
Elizabeth Gordy
Business Development Manager -
Monica Green
Payroll and Benefits Manager -
Roberto López
Regional Finance Manager, Latin America & the Caribbean -
Pamela Loya
Program Manager -
Jemima Jocabed Morales
Program Manager -
Valeria Rocha
Measurement Evaluation Research and Learning Manager -
Caleb Valdez
Finance & Administration Manager -
Eloise DiCola
Innovation Officer -
Luisa Hedding
Finance Officer -
David López
Program Officer, MÉXICO -
Marlene Núñez
Administrative Officer -
Ana Sigala
Program Officer -
Mariana Vazquez
AMU Officer -
Maria Jose Zurita
Finance, Administration, and Accounting Officer -
Carmen Avilés
M&E Coordinator -
Jorge Beltrán
Finance Coordinator -
Valentina Berdiales
Program Coordinator -
Myryem Boxall
Digital Marketing Coordinator -
Alessa Caceres
Program Coordinator -
Ana Evancic
Program Officer -
Angélica Giannakis
Finance and Administration Coordinator -
Juana Catalina Gil
Program Coordinator -
Ashleigh Gilley
Curriculum Design Specialist -
Sofía González
Program Officer -
Aily Reséndez
Program Coordinator -
Eunice Hernandez Sanchez
Program Coordinator -
Alejandra Torres
Program Coordinator -
Martha Villegas
Programs and Administrative Specialist -
Andres Baron
Program Director, COLOMBIA -
Linda Fogarty
Director of Measurement, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL), USA -
Félix Ramírez
Program Director, MEXICO -
Liz Vance
Innovation Director, Global -
Lynda Gomez de la Vega
Program Officer, Life Skills, UNITED STATES -
Adam Yockey
Project Director, Global Programs -
Kaitlyn Anderson
Corporate and Foundation Partnerships Coordinator, USA -
Sofia Heredia
Program Officer, COLOMBIA -
Alysha Bakken
Executive Administrator and Assistant to the CEO -
Kelly Meeker
Chief of Staff